Toronto Police nab four alleged jewelry store robbers

Toronto
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Four people have been arrested for a jewelry store robbery that took place in January in Toronto. A 5-carat diamond ring is still missing.

It is alleged that in early January 2010 the accused contacted a jewelry store owner on Queen Street West to buy a three-to-four-carat diamond engagement ring. The owner told the man that he had located a five-carat ring.

Constable Isabelle Cotton stated that "the man, with another man, attended the victim's jewelery business where the accused made arrangements to purchase the diamond ring for $200,000 and to buy a pair of diamond earrings for an additional $7,000."

On January 9 the accused and a third man went to the business. The victim was forced by gunpoint to the floor and then handcuffed. The accused allegedly stole the five−carat diamond ring and the diamond earrings before fleeing the store.

David Compagnoni, 41, has been charged with conspiracy to commit indictable offence, robbery while armed with a firearm, forcible confinement, using a firearm to commit indictable offence, fraud over and attempted fraud over.

Marco Cipollone, 34, of Toronto, has been charged with conspiracy to commit indictable offence, robbery while armed with a firearm, forcible confinement, using a firearm to commit indictable offence and fraud over.

Antonio Bandiera, 35, of Toronto, has been charged with conspiracy to commit indictable offence, robbery while armed with a firearm, forcible confinement, possession of property obtained in a crime, using a firearm to commit indictable offence, fraud over and attempted fraud over.

Andrew Gordon, 34, has been charged with conspiracy to commit indictable offence, robbery while armed with a firearm, forcible confinement and using a firearm to commit indictable offence.